Sydney Lyceum Club Lunch, Members and their guests

Charmian Clift published three novels and two travel books, but it was her journalism that made her a household name in Austraia. These ‘sneaky little revolutions’, as the author once called the pieces she wrote for her weekly newspaper column, had a transformative effect on their readers. This talk will look at Clift’s column in the context of the secondary status assigned to woman’s journalism in the 1960s.

For more information about the author, visit: www.charmianclift.com.au

Lunch open to Lyceum Club members and their guests.

Sunday 22 October or Sunday 29 October (depending on weather; exact time tbc)

Join writer and podcaster Caroline Baum and biographer Nadia Wheatley for this guided walk around Charmian’s heartland of North Kiama and Bombo. Bring a picnic lunch to share. For more information and to register send an email via the Contacts page

Jessie Street Library, The Meeting Room, Customs House Library, 31 Alfred Street, Sydney 2000

Entry :  $20 JSNWL members; $25 non-members

Phone the library on (02) 9571 5359 or email info@nationalwomenslibrary.org

This lunch-hour talk by Clift’s biographer, Nadia Wheatley, will explore Charmian Clift’s feminism through her life, her essays and her memoir of her time of Kalymnos, Mermaid Singing.

Attendees are welcome to turn up from 11.30 for a sandwich and hot drink.

 Mosman Library, Library Walk, 605 Military Road | Mosman NSW 2088

Free, but bookings are essential: https://events.mosman.nsw.gov.au/events/making-sneaky-little-revolutions

After returning with her family to Australia in 1964, Charmian Clift made her home in the Mosman area of Sydney. This was the time when the author was writing the radical weekly newspaper column that made her a household name. The author’s life during these years will be illustrated by a series of informal family photographs taken in April 1969 at the invitation of Clift’s elder son, Martin Johnston, by his university friend, Andrew Jakubowicz. Professor Jakubowicz will co-present the session with Nadia Wheatley

State Library NSW

Free, but bookings are essential: https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/events/home-charmian-clift

In 1960s Australia, Charmian Clift invited readers into her home by way of her weekly newspaper column. Her many readers in turn often said that when they read Clift’s essays, they felt as if the writer was having a chat with them in their own home. Nadia Wheatley will present the author’s life and writing through a series of picture-windows into five places where Clift made her home. There will be a display of photographs of Clift from the SLNSW collection, with additional photographs by  Andrew Jakubowicz, who in April 1969 took a series of informal family photographs at the Clift-Johnston home, at the invitation of his university friend Martin Johnston.    

GREEK AUSTRALIAN WRITERS’ FESTIVAL, Beta Bar, 238 Castlereagh St Sydney, NSW 2000.

Click here for full program and booking (Tickets free but you should reserve a spot): https://greekfestivalofsydney.com.au/event/the-greek-australian-writers-festival/

In 1955, while living on Kalymnos, Australian author Charmian Clift ‘translated’ the island’s culture for English-speaking readers in Mermaid Singing. In 2022, the story came back to Greece in the translation To Tragoudi tis Gorgonas. In this panel discussion, the book’s translator, Fotini Pipi, will describe her process and the Australian Ambassador to Greece, Arthur Spyrou will discuss the book’s significance for Greek and Australian readers. Clift’s biographer, Nadia Wheatley, will put Clift’s experience on Kalymnos and the writing of Mermaid Singing into the context of the author’s life. The panel will be chaired by academic and journalist, Helen Vatsikopoulos.

I began writing my memoir of my mother in school exercise books when I was ten years old — putting down my memories of her stories before I could forget them.  In this talk for FRIENDS OF BALMAIN LIBRARY, I will focus on the writing process. I will also show photographs and some key memorabilia.

In this informal lunchtime session for the JESSIE STREET LIBRARY, I will use the memoir as a way of discussing how we can value and write about the lives of so-called ‘ordinary’ women. I will show photographs and some key memorabilia from my mother’s life.

Author Nadia Wheatley and artist Ken Searle will guide you through the exhibition of original artwork showcasing the journey behind six award-winning books inspired by the idea of Learning from Country.

Rare Books Library, Level 2, Fisher Library, University of Sydney

Free public event, but please click on the link to make a booking, to ensure entry to the library.

Guided Walk 4: Thursday 22 June | 5–6pm

Children and families are welcome.

For information about the exhibition, go to

http://whatson.sydney.edu.au/events/published/learning-from-country 

Author Nadia Wheatley and artist Ken Searle will guide you through the exhibition of original artwork showcasing the journey behind six award-winning books inspired by the idea of Learning from Country.

Rare Books Library, Level 2, Fisher Library, University of Sydney

Free public event, but please click on the link to make a booking, to ensure entry to the library.

Guided Walk 3: Thursday 15 June | 5–6pm

Children and families are welcome.

For information about the exhibition, go to

http://whatson.sydney.edu.au/events/published/learning-from-country 

Wednesday 7 June | 6–7:30pm

Rare Books Library, Level 2, Fisher Library, University of Sydney

Free public event, but click on the link to book, to ensure entry to the library.

From The Papunya School Book of Country and History (produced in collaboration with students and staff at the Aboriginal community of Papunya) to their award-winning history, Australians All, author Nadia Wheatley and artist Ken Searle have produced six books that all begin with the idea of Learning from Country.

In this Conversation, Nadia Wheatley and Ken Searle will discuss how these books were made in conversation with Erica Wagner, Children’s Publisher at Allen & Unwin.

This is also an opportunity to visit the exhibition of original artwork showcasing the journey behind the books.

http://whatson.sydney.edu.au/events/published/learning-from-country 

Author Nadia Wheatley and artist Ken Searle will guide you through the exhibition of original artwork showcasing the journey behind six award-winning books inspired by the idea of Learning from Country.

Rare Books Library, Level 2, Fisher Library, University of Sydney

Free public event, but please click on the link to make a booking, to ensure entry to the library.

Guided Walk 2: Saturday 3 June | 3–4pm

Children and families are welcome.

For information about the exhibition, go to

http://whatson.sydney.edu.au/events/published/learning-from-country 

Rare Books Library, Level 2, Fisher Library, University of Sydney

Free public event, but click on the link to book, to ensure entry to the library.

Thursday 25 May | 6–7:30pm 

Have you ever thought about learning from Country — from the very land on which you walk? Can this sort of learning be done in the city? And can it be done by all of us, whatever our cultural background? 

Author Nadia Wheatley and artist Ken Searle will discuss this inspirational way of learning in conversation with Professor Robyn Ewing AM, Sydney School of Education and Social Work.

This is also an opportunity to visit the exhibition of original artwork showcasing the journey behind six award-winning books produced by Nadia Wheatley and Ken Searle — from The Papunya School Book of Country and History to Australians All.

http://whatson.sydney.edu.au/events/published/learning-from-country 

Author Nadia Wheatley and artist Ken Searle will guide you through the exhibition of original artwork showcasing the journey behind six award-winning books inspired by the idea of Learning from Country.

Rare Books Library, Level 2, Fisher Library, University of Sydney

Free public event, but please click on the link to make a booking, to ensure entry to the library. 

Guided Walk 1: Tuesday 23 May | 5–6pm 

Children and families are welcome.

For information about the exhibition, go to

http://whatson.sydney.edu.au/events/published/learning-from-country

Whether I am writing fact or fiction, I always begin by walking the country and letting my characters and plot grow from my understanding of place.This session will show how a place-based approach can be used to introduce students to the fundamental skills of exploring history and geography, and simultaneously to incorporate skills of literacy, art, science, and mathematics. We will be doing a number of practical activities, using place as a way of brainstorming stories and poems. These can be used with students at primary or secondary level. 

I have accepted an invitation from St Peters Public School to be their Writer in Residence for three years. This tiny school is located right in the heart of the map from My Place, and the local community is particularly engaged with the school. Over four weeks I will be running a series of Circle Story Workshops with students from K-6. Developed from the Papunya Model of Education, this is a way of mapping our place in our ngurra — our neighbourhood/home.

I have accepted an invitation from St Peters Public School to be their Writer in Residence for three years. This tiny school is located right in the heart of the map from My Place, and the local community is particularly engaged with the school. Over four weeks I will be running a series of Circle Story Workshops with students from K-6. Developed from the Papunya Model of Education, this is a way of mapping our place in our ngurra — our neighbourhood/home

I have accepted an invitation from St Peters Public School to be their Writer in Residence for three years. This tiny school is located right in the heart of the map from My Place, and the local community is particularly engaged with the school. Over four weeks I will be running a series of Circle Story Workshops with students from K-6. Developed from the Papunya Model of Education, this is a way of mapping our place in our ngurra — our neighbourhood/home.

I look forward to meeting members and friends of the West Australian School Librarians' Association. This session will showcase Flight as an example of the picture book genre, using it to explore visual and written literacy. I will talk about my inspiration for the story, and the process of collaboration with internationally renowned illustrator, Armin Greder. As well, the session will show how this picture book could be used to encourage students to explore the broader theme of refugee stories, using a number of historical stories in my history, Australians All.

I have accepted an invitation from St Peters Public School to be their Writer in Residence for three years. This tiny school is located right in the heart of the map from My Place, and the local community is particularly engaged with the school. Over four weeks I will be running a series of Circle Story Workshops with students from K-6. Developed from the Papunya Model of Education, this is a way of mapping our place in our ngurra — our neighbourhood/home.

I look forward to discussing this important topic with Sarah Ayoub and Dub Leffler. My own focus will be on my picture book Flight (illustrated by Armin Greder). I will talk about the inspiration for the story, and how this picture book could be used as a springboard to encourage students to explore real life stories of refugees, including some of the stories in my history book, Australians All.

This year Frenchs Forest Public School is celebrating its centenary. Since 2015 I have been working with staff to develop an engaging cross-curriculum history project involving the whole school and its broader community. 

I have had the honour of being Writer in Residence at LGHS for about seven years. I always very much enjoy my annual day there, working with students from Years 7 and 12, and catching up with staff at recess in the wonderful coffee shop that the students run. This school is a model of harmony in our culturally diverse city, and the atmosphere buzzes with the excitement of an engaged learning community.

This year Frenchs Forest Public School is celebrating its centenary. Since 2015 I have been working with staff to develop an engaging cross-curriculum history project involving the whole school and its broader community. 

This session will show how a place-based approach can be used to introduce primary students to the fundamental skills of exploring history and geography, and simultaneously to incorporate skills of literacy, art, science, and mathematics. This holistic and experiential approach is developed from the Papunya Model of Education, an Indigenous curriculum to which the author was introduced at Papunya School (Northern Territory).  By the end of the day, each participant will have made her or his own ‘Circle Story’ — a form of story-telling that originated in Papunya School

BURRA BARRABUGU 'TO MAKE TOMORROW' SUMMER PROGRAM at the Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney. At this special workshop for Indigenous students going into Year 12, artist Ken Searle and  I will be presenting ideas from the Papunya Model of Education — an Indigenous curriculum model which we experienced while working with Anangu staff and students in the community and school of Papunya in the Western Desert. We will be showcasing the book Papunya School Book of Country and History, which we helped staff and students to produce. There will also be a chance for participants to make their own Circle Stories. 

Illustrated talk. Title and venue to be confirmed.

Workshop with members. Title and venue to be confirmed.